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Chen: change history

19 changes across 5 patches (Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 15, 2026), newest first. Nerf Radar tracks the 10 most recent official updates for Dota 2, back to Dec 15, 2025.
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  1. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41f (Sep 15, 2026)Buff 1Adjust 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Strength gain
    Chen's Strength gain increases from 2.0 to 2.2.
    2.0→2.2
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    Strength gain increased from 2.0 to 2.2
    Adjust
    Zealot · Zealot respawn time
    Chen's Zealot: Zealot respawn time changed from 60s to 60s — 1s per hero level.
    60s→60s - 1s per hero level
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    Zealot respawn time changed from 60s to 60s - 1s per hero level
  2. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41b (Apr 7, 2026)Buff 1Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Holy Persuasion · Bonus Damage
    Bonus Damage on Chen's Holy Persuasion increases from 0/6/12/18% to 5/10/15/20%.
    0/6/12/18%→5/10/15/20%
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    Bonus Damage increased from 0/6/12/18% to 5/10/15/20%
  3. Dota 2: Gameplay Update 7.41a (Mar 27, 2026)Buff 2Official notes ↗
    Buff
    Penitence · Damage
    Damage on Chen's Penitence increases from 50/75/100/125 to 50/100/150/200.
    50/75/100/125→50/100/150/200
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    Damage increased from 50/75/100/125 to 50/100/150/200
    Buff
    Talents · Level 15 Talent Penitence Slow
    Chen's level 15 talent Penitence Slow increases from +14% to +15%.
    +14%→+15%
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    Level 15 Talent Penitence Slow increased from +14% to +15%
  4. Dota 2 Patch 7.41Adjust 6New 1Removed 1Official notes ↗
    Removed
    Removed Summon Convert innate ability.
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    Removed Summon Convert innate ability
    New
    Zealot
    New innate ability, has both passive and active components. Improves with game's time.
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    New innate ability, has both passive and active components. Improves with game's time
    • When Chen respawns, he is joined in battle by a Zealot, a melee creep warrior with the Martyrdom ability which allows him to sacrifice himself to deal damage or heal an ally. Zealot has the same stats as the current melee creeps on his team, including super or mega form, but has 125 attack range, base damage increased by 2 per Chen's level, base health regen increased from 0.5 to 2.5, and doesn't have Runty attack type. Zealot respawns after 60s dead
    • Martyrdom ability: 500 range unit-targeted ability on the Zealot creep, targeting either an enemy or ally unit. When cast, the creep sacrifices itself, firing a projectile at 1000 speed at the target unit, dealing damage if it's an enemy or healing if it's an ally. Damage is 25 + 20% of the Zealot's health at the moment of the cast, and healing is 50% of these values
    • This ability can be cast on a controlled unit to teleport it to Chen after a 6 second delay. Self-targeting will teleport all controlled units. Mana Cost: 50. Cooldown: 10s
    • Mechanics moved from Divine Favor without any changes
    Adjust
    Holy Persuasion
    Zealots receive the benefits from Holy Persuasion.
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    Zealots receive the benefits from Holy Persuasion
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    Holy Persuasion
    Now may be cast on existing persuaded creeps that have not been damaged in the last 3 seconds to unsummon them.
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    Now may be cast on existing persuaded creeps that have not been damaged in the last 3 seconds to unsummon them
    • Unsummoning a unit has a global cast range, costs no mana and sets ability to a 3s cooldown
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    Holy Persuasion
    Now increases all of creature's outgoing damage by 0/6/12/18% instead of only increasing attack damage by 4/8/12/16.
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    Now increases all of creature's outgoing damage by 0/6/12/18% instead of only increasing attack damage by 4/8/12/16
    Adjust
    Divine Favor
    Self-casting no longer teleports Chen's creeps to him.
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    Self-casting no longer teleports Chen's creeps to him
    • Info: Still applies the Divine Favor buff to all of them
    Adjust
    Talents
    Level 10 Talent +150 Convert Attack Speed replaced with +25% Zealot Health/Damage.
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    Level 10 Talent +150 Convert Attack Speed replaced with +25% Zealot Health/Damage
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    Talents
    Level 15 Talent +14 Holy Persuasion Damage replaced with +12% Holy Persuasion Damage.
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    Level 15 Talent +14 Holy Persuasion Damage replaced with +12% Holy Persuasion Damage
  5. Dota 2 Patch 7.40Nerf 3Adjust 3Official notes ↗
    Nerf
    Penitence · Mana Cost
    Mana Cost on Chen's Penitence increases from 70/75/80/85 to 80/90/100/110.
    70/75/80/85→80/90/100/110
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    Mana Cost increased from 70/75/80/85 to 80/90/100/110
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    Penitence · Cooldown
    Cooldown on Chen's Penitence increases from 14/13/12/11s to 20/17/14/11s.
    14/13/12/11s→20/17/14/11s
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    Cooldown increased from 14/13/12/11s to 20/17/14/11s
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    Penitence
    No longer grants bonus attack range.
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    No longer grants bonus attack range
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    Penitence
    Now deals 50/75/100/125 pure damage by default.
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    Now deals 50/75/100/125 pure damage by default
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    Talents
    Level 10 Talent Penitence Deals 175 Damage replaced with +75 Penitence Damage.
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    Level 10 Talent Penitence Deals 175 Damage replaced with +75 Penitence Damage
    Nerf
    Talents · Level 20 Talent Divine Favor Heal Amplification
    Chen's level 20 talent Divine Favor Heal Amplification decreases from +20% to +15%.
    +20%→+15%
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    Level 20 Talent Divine Favor Heal Amplification decreased from +20% to +15%

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